Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-16

of the Republic of this city, received
long letter today from Gen. Sherman,
in which he discussed at some length
the recent muddle regarding the invita-
ton to President Cleveland to visit st.
Louis during the Grand Army encamp-
ment next fall. The material points of
the letter are as follows:
The rumor of your troubles in st.
Louis reached me by telegraph, and has
lost nothing by distance. / believe we
here in New York now understand the
facts that the Grand Army of the Re-
public hold its next annual encamp-
ment in st. Louis on the last Wednes-
day of September, 1887; that the great
fair of the valley of the Mississippi be-
gins Monday, October 2; that the best
citizens ofSt. Louis have invited many
prominent men to be guests of their city
on the accidental coincidence of these
two important events, among these the
President of our common country,
Grover Cleveland, his family and suite.
CLEVELAND CANNOT PARTICIPATE.
The Grand Army of the Republic is
composed exclusively Of men who
served in the army and navy of the
union to which Mr.. Cleveland does not
belong, and therefore he cannot partici-
pate in any of its proceedings; but the
moment the Grand Army emerges from
its hall of deliberation it becomes, like
the Free Masons, Odd Fellows and
other societies of good men associated
for a noble purpose, u part of the gen.
eral community, subject to the laws
and usages of that community.
Mr.. Cleveland, the president of the
United States by fair election of all
our people, commander-in-ch of the
army and navy of the United States,
free to come and go wherever the
Jurisdiction of this our nations govern
ment extends. He may visit any fort
or ship, where the national flag will be
lowered to manifest respect to him and
his office, and should foreign ship fail
to do him full honors none will be so
quick to resent an insult as the MEM
bers of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, who .s. .es.l.
PERILED LIFE AND LIMB
to make that flag respected at home
and abroad. The idea of his being
insulted, much less endangered, should
he be on the stand alongside of oul
mmander-in-chief, General Fairchild
while the Grand Army is passing il
| review, seems to me monstrous.
: think know the Iowa boys too we'll tC
believe such a thing possible. Brave
men are never ungenerous, and the
Iowa soldiers were brave men. Iknow
it of knowledge acquired in battle and
will pledge my life that no Iowa
soldier will do so unmanly an act, and
should Mr.. Cleveland accept the invi.
tation, which hope he will, to attend
,, the parade of the Grand Army of the
,, Republic at st Louis, on the 2Sth O.
= September next, will
STAND BY HIS SIDE
D or march past in the ranks of Ransom
. post, as may be ordered by Genera
a Fairchild.
I notice with pain that the Presi
!. dents action in certain pension bill
I enters into this unhappy controversy
There were many private bills, and ont
of general nature, which the Presi
dent vetoed. The constitution Of tht
y United States compels the President t.
= approve or vetoe each separate bill a
! it reaches him from Congress. IF ap
proved it becomes o law, if vetoed it re
quires an increased majority of Con
' gress to pass it, but the President cal
;, only account for his Judgment by hi
own conception of duty and to his God
: We, as soldiers, must submit to it, be
! cause it is the law. | do not believ
, this, government can ever be too char
table to the old soldiers, wounded, O
in distress by age and infirmity, ant
had | been near Mr.. Cleveland I woult
not have ventured to advise him OF
, the general bill, but as to the privat
! cases l would have said, "Charit,
' enters largely into all pensions ant
when any special bills have passed tn
ordeal of the committees of the Senat
and House, approve them, but on tn
general bill exercise your full constitu
tional power.
j, HONEST MEN DIFFER
, widely on this question of pensions t.
our old and feeble comrades. We al
want to do what is right, but differ a
to the means. All we know is tina
after twenty odd years after the civi
, war the government of the United
} States, under Republican and Demo
[ cratic rule, pay out to our soldiers O.
r the Union army about $50, 100000 pei
= JCdk anu u iCW IhOuSttuu W ull0 NlGAt'
can war veterans regardless of locality
and not one cent to the rebels of the
, South, whom we fought in the civi
, war. We old soldiers of the civil wal
J have net yet just cause to make an
issue on the question of pensions to our
| infirm aud wounded comrades. adj
wise you to 60 right along, prepare the
way for the Grand Army of the Re.
public at its session of Wednesday
September 28, 1887, at st. Louis and
receive them as they deserve, as
honored guests; also the President oil
the United States with such other
honored guests as may grace the occa.
sion.
If any of our comrades feel hurt at
: the association they
CAN REMAIN AT HOME,
but the sun will rise each morning, the
seasons will follow each other in quick
succession, and the world, with its
myriads Of people, will go right along
allthe same.
/ Let us do right as near as we know
how, and trust the future to the boys
who look on US old veterans as progi-
dies, or as old fogies, lingering super
fluent on the stage of life. / believe
know you both perfectly well, and that
you would sacrafice life rather than